Time off at the movies

Vacation at home with family friendly fare

Published: Thursday, May 21, 2009 7:02 p.m. MDT
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Youngster Macauley Culkin has to fend off home invaders when the rest of his family accidentally leaves him behind during a Christmas trip. Relax, it's a comedy.

JAWS (PG, 1975)

One you should probably wait to watch until the kids are asleep. Steven Spielberg's classic shark attack thriller has only gotten better with age.

MEET ME IN ST. LOUIS (made before ratings, 1944)

Judy Garland and her sisters learn lessons of life and love — and sing — at the 1904 Worlds Fair.

MR. HOBBS TAKES A VACATION (made before ratings, 1962)

Title character Jimmy Stewart can't get away from his relatives in this amusing comedy, which co-stars Maureen O'Hara.

ROMAN HOLIDAY (made before ratings, 1953)

Runaway princess Audrey Hepburn and American newsman Gregory Peck fall in love in William Wyler's Oscar-winning drama.

WHAT ABOUT BOB? (1991, PG)

This underrated comedy follows the pesky title character (Bill Murray), who accompanies his exasperated psychiatrist (Richard Dreyfuss) and family on vacation.

E-mail: jeff@desnews.com

Recent comments

I would add "The River Wild" with Meryl Streep and Kevin Bacon to...

Whitewater | May 22, 2009 at 5:32 p.m.

The picture in the gallery of Wallace and Gromit is from a Grand...

Pale Bear | May 22, 2009 at 9:29 a.m.

Not bad. Def. family stuff. but i do have a hard time taking...

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Richard Dreyfuss, left, and Bill Murray in "What About Bob?" Deseret News Archives.

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